Artificial fish-bait.



PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

E. G. MS.

ARTIFICIA SH BAIT.

APPLIOATION mmm JUNE 7. 1906.

W l T NE SSI S:

EDWARD C. ADAMS, OF MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY.

ARTlFlCIAL FisH-BAiTa No. &49,522.

Speeifieation of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed June '7,1906. Serial No. 320.599.

To (Lil whom it 'Ina/y concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. ADAMS, a

citizen of the United States, residin at Morrstown, n the county of Morris an State of features as to maintain the semblance of a fish; and With these objeots in view the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement, all of which will be fully described hereinafter andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part ofthis spccification, Figure 1 is a pcrspective View of a bait constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the same. lfg. 3 is a detail longitudnal section view. Fg. 4 is a transverse sectonal view drawn on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing a portion of the bottom of the body of the fish. Fi 6 is a detail View of the metal plate prior to heing fastened to the body.

In carrying out my invention I enploy a body portion A, which is made of any suitable material and is fashioned after the shape of a minnow and may be se colored and marked, if desired. an eye A', te which the line A is attached, and projecting from the rear end is shank B, terminating in an eye B', carrying a hook B and nounted upon this shank B, between the end of the body and the eye B',is the end or tail spinning-blade C.

The bodyA is preferably cut away at two points D, as most clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and a plate E is Secured 'to the bottom of the body, said plate being of such length as to extend across both cut-away portions D.

The plate E conprises the central longitudinal bar E' and the circular end portions E each circular portion being slotted longitudinally, as shown at IP. This plate is secured by means of suitable screws E which pass throu h the end apertures E Each circular endportien is also provided with two which is adapted to be pulled l At the forward end is l other apertures E and E respectively, and 1 passing upwardly through the aperture E y into the body portion A is a screw F, and it 1 will be noted that this opening E is arranged opposite the forward cut-out portion D. l Rods or axles G are pivoted at their inncr i ends upon the screw F in the cut-away orl tion D, and mounted on each rod or ax e G l is a s inning-blade H, which in general shape and hguration resembles the forward i'ins of l a fish, and it will be noted that the rods or axles G eXtend through the longitudinal openings E and are thereby permitted to l have a back--anrl-forth swinging movement.

I indicates the hooks, having eyes I' at their inner ends, and which are located in the rear cut-away portion D and are held in place by means of the upturned end l of a sprin -rod K which is fastened at its end 2 by means of the screw F, which passes through the plate and screws the rods or axles upon which the forward spinning-blades are carried, and this upwardly-projecting end K' passes through the opening E and iiis into a tube K arranged in the body portion A. The shanks of the hooks play back and forth in the slots 13 and whenever it is desired the hook can be uickly and easily detached by withdrawiug t ie upturned end of the springrod, and the hoeks can then be quickly and easily removed.

From the above description, taken in connection with the aceompanying drawings, it will be seen that I rovide an exceedingly simple and cilicient orm of artificial bait in which two c'ppositely disposed spinningof the fish and which turn in the opposite d 1- reetions as the bait is drawn through the water and will cause the said bait to inove in a straight line and always maintain its probable upright position and will positively prevent the spinning of the body portion 'and consequent entanglement of the line. The end spinning-blade also inaterially assists in this operation. By having the forward spinning-blades constructed and l arranged as shown the resemblance of the i ish is carried out, and by having the hooks l quickly and easily detachable &hey can be romoved from the body whenever it is notes sary.

Having thus iully described my what I claim as new, and desire to secure Letters Patent, is-

l. The combinatlon With a body portion inven tion, by

forward' blades are arranged adacent theforward end` provided With out-away portions, of a sletted p'Iate arrztnged over said. portions, hooks provided with eyes arrzinged in said slots and a spring-rod Secured to said body adapted to pass through. the eyes of the books for oeking said hooks therein.

2. An artificial bait eomprising the oody portion having spaeed cut-away portions, a plate provided withspaeed slots adjeeent each end seeured to said body over said outewty portions, rods pivotally nounted in one pair of slots carrying spinners, hooks provided With eyes arranged in the other pair of slots, and ;i spring-red seeured to said pinte, passing through seideyes of the hooks, for the purpose deser bed.

3. An artificial bait eonprising a body portion, opposite1y-disposel cpnning-blades arranged adjaeent the forward end of the body, said biades being free to Swing back and forth, hooks n'ounted in the body portion intermediate the ends and projeetingin opposite directions and a spring-rod for seeuring said hooks in phee as set forth.

4. An artificial bait eonrising e body portion provided with e eutut portion and having e spinning-blede at t ie reer end and :i hook arranged at the end of said spinningblade, oppositely-iisposed spinning-blades i i r J i i i i I I I i I hoo &49,522

arranged adjaeent the forward end of the body portion, said spinning-bledes being free to move back and forth, and hooks provided With eyes mounted in the cut-out portion of the body portion intermediate the ends and a spring-rod mounted on said body mhpted to pass through the eyes of said 's, substantiaily as described.

5. An artificial bat eomprising a body portion out away at definite points upon the under side, a plate Secured tothe under side 40 of the body portion and longitudinally slotted adjaeent its op osite ends, rods or axles passing through t ie forward slots and pivotally connected to the body portion, spnning-blades arranged'upon said rods or axles, hooks provided With eyes having their shanks, passed throu h the rem' slots of the blade and e spring-red connected to the body portion and adapted to pass upwardly through the phte and through the eyes of the hooks, and a spinning-blade rrnged at the rearend of said body'porton substantially as described.

JOSEPII F. NUGENT, VVILLIAM F. DORNITZ.

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